An introduction to Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw” with Iain Scott
Benjamin Britten’s 1954 adaptation of Henry James’ classic 1898 gothic novella about malevolent spirits haunting (perhaps) innocent children retains the mysterious ambiguities of the original story. Are the ghosts hallucinations […]
An introduction to Strauss’s “Ariadne auf Naxos” with Iain Scott
This extraordinary and multi-dimensional opera combines and contrasts the low-brow appeal of popular comedy as expressed in the Commedia dell’arte with the high seriousness of a penetrating interpretation of Greek […]
An introduction to Donizetti’s “Elixir of Love” with Iain Scott
Donizetti’s 1832 send-up of the “love potion” meme is one of the most popular comic operas of all time. It is full of indelibly memorable tunes and Bel Canto display […]

